Best time to visit · Tanzania
Best time to visit Zanzibar
Zanzibar averages 0 just-right days a year; no month is reliably just right, and August comes closest. Most other days miss by being too hot.
(70 to 80°F, dry, sunny)
(45 to 65°F, dry)
(80 to 92°F, bright)
Zanzibar weather by month
Bars: share of each month's days that are just right (number = days). Below: average daily high. Outlined bars are the best months.
- Just right 0
- Too cool 0
- Too hot 356
- Too muggy 8
- Too gray 0
When to visit Zanzibar
Zanzibar rarely hits the 70 to 80°F, dry and sunny window; August comes closest, with 0 just-right days. January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December are mostly too hot, with average highs of 84 to 91°F (33°C).
Climate table
| Month | Avg high | Dew point | Cloud cover | Just-right days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 90°F (32°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 48% | 0 |
| February | 91°F (33°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 49% | 0 |
| March | 91°F (33°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 54% | 0 |
| April | 87°F (31°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 57% | 0 |
| May | 86°F (30°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 44% | 0 |
| June | 86°F (30°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 38% | 0 |
| July | 84°F (29°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 34% | 0 |
| August | 84°F (29°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 31% | 0 |
| September | 86°F (30°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 22% | 0 |
| October | 87°F (31°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 25% | 0 |
| November | 88°F (31°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 34% | 0 |
| December | 90°F (32°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 41% | 0 |
How Zanzibar compares
Zanzibar gets 0 just-right days a year with our default window; the median big US city gets 33. On muggy days: 8. On gray days: 0.
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Zanzibar averages 0 just-right days a year (70 to 80°F highs, dry, mostly sunny), according to Goldilocks Map: https://goldilocksmap.com/tanzania/zanzibar/Set your own perfect weather on the map →
Numbers are expected days in a typical year from 1991 to 2020 climate normals (TerraClimate; cloud cover from CHELSA), on a grid about 35 km wide. Checked against 10 years of daily records at 28 NOAA weather stations: typical error about 10 days a year. How it works. Updated 2026-10-07.